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20. Ocean Terror (1998)

Stephen Sommers' sci-fi horror pulp follows a group of attention-grabbing supporting players portraying soldiers of fortune contracted to demolish the cruise ship a fictional ship. Yet a massive sea creature has got there first! Among the endangered passengers are Kevin J O'Connor as a jewel thief.

19. The 1900 Story (1998)

A baby, deserted on the transatlantic liner SS Virginian, grows up to be a accomplished musician (the lead actor) who remains aboard the boat. The climax of Giuseppe Tornatore's whimsical hokum is the main character competing in a piano duel with a jazz legend, arguably inaccurately depicted as a smug bastard.

18. Waterworld (1995)

The main star acts as a fighter-inspired wanderer with webbed feet and a souped-up trimaran in this high-cost futuristic thriller, taking place in a later era where melting polar ice-caps have flooded the planet. Everyone is seeking fabled solid ground while fighting off Dennis Hopper and his band of chain-smoking raiders.

17. The Titanic (1997)

Two hours of tiresome canoodling between a posh chick (Kate Winslet) and an itinerant yobbo (Leonardo DiCaprio) are saved by this filmmaker's spectacular recreation of one the 20th century's notorious disasters. You have to admire the boldness of a director who manages to twist a casualties of 1,500 into an inspiring narrative of emancipation.

16. Ship of Fools (1965)

Commoners, flamenco dancers and political extremists interact on a passenger ship sailing from North America to the Old World in the interwar period. The director's epic stars Vivien Leigh, in her swan song, as a melancholy character, but it's a co-star, as the vessel's physician, and a talented performer, as a aristocratic rebel, who deliver the film with its dramatic punch.

15. The Last Voyage (1960)

The USS Claridon is torn asunder in an explosion and the lead actor's wife (Dorothy Malone) is stranded in their quarters in this intense proto-disaster pic. Will the main character and a heroic engineer (the supporting player) free her ahead of the boat submerges? Curious detail: the fictional ship is played by the renowned French liner Île de France.

14. Murder on the Nile (1978)

Angela Lansbury are including the killing culprits on board a African vessel in this celebrity-filled Agatha Christie murder mystery. Peter Ustinov, as the Belgian sleuth, cannot prevent half the cast being killed, which reduces his persons of interest to a limited selection. Much more enjoyable than the recent version.

13. Sea Silence (1989)

Sam Neill portray a partners seeking to heal from the pain of their offspring's demise by taking their yacht for a trip in the ocean, where they save Billy Zane from a sinking schooner. Costly error! This filmmaker's suspense film is fundamentally a slasher movie at sea, but an ultra-classy one that made her famous.

12. The Maggie (1954)

An Englishman, moving goods for an US businessman, is deceived into using a poor condition "Scottish vessel" in Alexander Mackendrick's dark UK production in the unconventional style of his own earlier film. Of course, the boat's Scottish captain and team take the two landlubbers for a journey, in every meaning of the term.

11. Unstoppable Force (1974)

This filmmaker provides his suspense story a state-of-the-nation perspective in this tension-filled tale of bombs placed on a passenger ship, the fictional ship. What's the correct choice? David Hemmings portray bomb disposal experts; a supporting player, as the vessel's activities coordinator, provides a touching portrayal in sadly funny despair.

10. Ocean Disaster (1972)

This cinematic interpretation of this writer's book is one of the high points of the seventies catastrophe films. The fictional ship is flipped over by a ocean surge, and it's the job of Reverend Gene Hackman to guide his followers through the upturned vessel to safety. a supporting player is remarkable as a retailer's spouse with a useful history of sports participation.

9. Everything's Gone (2013)

Robert Redford gives a experienced brilliant acting in solo performance as a person battling to stay alive in the specific sea after his yacht, the Virginia Jean, is impaired in a collision with an stray cargo box. It's nerve-wracking enough to view, so heaven knows how physically gruelling it must have been for the 76-year-old star to film.

8. Ship Commander (2013)

The lead actor provides excellent performance in part of his ordinary-person-in-extraordinary-circumstances characters, as the commander of an commercial transport commandeered by Somali pirates off the specific location. He has great chemistry by a co-star ("I control this vessel"), providing a remarkable initial cinematic appearance as the criminal boss in the director's suspense film, inspired by true stories. Should the concluding moment fails to move you, you're emotionally detached.

7. Three-Sided Figure (2009)

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